CarTrader New Zealand

The free, easy way to buy or sell with NZ dealers

Source with a specialist on your side, sell privately into wholesale, or trade as a dealer.

Bright catalog SUV — get help buying with CarTrader

Buy

Source the car you want

Tell us what you’re after. We send a proper RFQ to dealers; your specialist reviews quotes and recommends the best fit — free for you, no account required.

Bright catalog hatchback ready for private sale

Sell

Find out what dealers will pay

List privately with plate lookup and a standardised condition report. Binding wholesale offers — flat fee only when it sells.

Dealers

Wholesale marketplace

List stock, receive ranked offers, and trade with verified NZ dealers — dense tools built for the trade.

Finance

See what you could borrow

Get an instant repayment estimate — no credit check, no obligation. We’ll follow up once you’re ready to go further.

Pricing

Choose your path

Wholesale for dealers, or free help sourcing and selling your own car — clear fees, no surprises.

Dealers

I'm a dealer

Off-brand trade-in stock, listed in minutes, blind offers from matching NZ dealers — accept on your terms.

Wholesale success fee: flat $199 + GST per accepted offer, charged to the selling dealer only on completion — zero fee for browsing or listing.
Optional Pro: $99/month + GST — instant notifications and unlimited saved filters.
Founding dealers: first 20 get 6 months free wholesale fees + 1 year of Pro free.

Dealer log in

Buyers & sellers

I'm buying or selling my own car

No login required — describe what you need, get an honest shortlist with real data, no dealer bias.

Free: AI comparison and buyer-advocate sourcing — no cost to you.
Dealers pay a fixed, uniform success fee only if a sale comes from a CarTrader introduction — the same rate for every dealer, every time.

Start free comparison

How it works

Two paths, same platform — pick the one that matches how you trade.

Dealers

For dealers

Enter plate and details
Plate lookup fills the basics. Add photos and run the AI condition report.
Set reserve and go live
Choose blind offer or auction, set your reserve, and notify matching dealers.
Review offers and close
Compare ranked offers in your inbox, accept the right one, and complete the deal.

Buyers & sellers

For buyers & sellers

Tell us what you want
Make, model, budget, and timing — a short brief dealers can actually work with.
We send a proper RFQ
Your request goes to our dealer network with you as a qualified buyer behind it.
Your specialist recommends
Dealers quote; your specialist reviews every response and reaches out with a personal recommendation.

Selling privately

Sell your car to NZ dealers

Enter your plate to start — free to list, flat success fee only when it sells.

No plate handy?

Founding dealers

6 months free wholesale fees + 1 year of Pro

Limited initial cohort — first 20 dealers only. Zero transaction fees for 6 months and free Pro for 12 months from onboarding.

TOURING 2.5P/4WD

20,000 km · automatic · petrol

CarTrader condition

Excellent

No offers yet

Reserve not met

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Why choose CarTrader

Claims we stand behind in our Code of Trading — not marketing fluff.

Free to browse and list

On wholesale, you only pay a flat success fee when a deal completes — never for browsing, listing, or receiving offers.

Same AI condition report

Every vehicle carries a standardised condition report, generated the same way regardless of who’s selling.

Specialist-curated quotes

Qualified buyer briefs go to dealers; your specialist reviews every quote and recommends the best fit.

Uniform success fee

Buyer-advocate introductions use a fixed fee for every dealer — no paying for preferential treatment.

Questions

Straight answers before you get started.